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"The Reformation was engendered in beastly lust, brought forth in hypocrisy and perfidy, and cherished and fed by plunder, devastation, and by rivers of innocent English and Irish blood....." Thus begins William Cobbett's review of the fruits of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland, observations and assessments of which have remained uncontested since his original publication in 1824-1826.
Concerning the credibility of the author, G. K. Chesterton wrote an entire book in his honor. ("William Cobbett", by G. K. Chesterton, also available in Kindle)
"The Reformation was engendered in beastly lust, brought forth in hypocrisy and perfidy, and cherished and fed by plunder, devastation, and by rivers of innocent English and Irish blood....." Thus begins William Cobbett's review of the fruits of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland, observations and assessments of which have remained uncontested since his original publication in 1824-1826.
Concerning the credibility of the author, G. K. Chesterton wrote an entire book in his honor. ("William Cobbett", by G. K. Chesterton, also available in Kindle)
